Philistines! Citizen Kane...

[matgb]

Right, yesterday I posted that top 100 films of the first 100 years of filmaking meme. It appears that many of you have yet to see the film at #1. It was bad enough that grrliz hadn't seen it, she posts more about films than she does about Harry Potter and web design, but you lot? You're supposed to be cultured people damnit!

Look, here's the deal. Citizen Kane. When the BFI's Sight and Sound calls it the best film ever every decade for four decades in a row, that ought to tell you something, right? Even the Americans finally got the right idea eventually. Gah!

[Poll #900871]

I dunno, I thought a few of you might possible have seen it...

In other news, my plans to rehost the journal elsewhere proceed apace, the more I use Wordpress the more impressed I am, and the lj2wordpress project has given a number of useful plugins (especially LivePress). For now though, it'll be somewhere to host the CV et al. Need to style it, but the upload crapped out on me a bit too often for me to be in the mood today. Car's in the shop as well, hopefully might be back on the road tomorrow...

Comments

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Definitely the best film ever made. It gets better each time I see it - though I haven't seen it in a while!

[matgb]

I bought the DVD on offer in Morrisons for less than a fiver, and it was great watching it again. I don't think I could over watch it, but every 6 months or so is good.

[mapp.livejournal.com]

What? No Guido option? Worst poll ever!

[matgb]

Right. Certain polls should not be polluted.

And/or I forgot, along with two other options...

[mapp.livejournal.com]

I'd agree with you, normally, that the Guido option should be left to XNet forums. But considering the way they've gone (ie, down the toilet), the Guido-poll-option-legend needs to find a new home.

[matgb]

Well, I have done it at least once (and got a genius description of Guido from Paul as a comment. But you have a paid account. As does Miss Freddie. And even a Basic account can switch types for the two minutes it takes to make a poll up and post it (Dot did it once).

So, y'know, get to it. Having said that, polls do seem to be popular, over 30 votes so far, that's more than I usually get.

[halcyon-shift.livejournal.com]

I had to go with "ok for its age" as you kinda make a bit of an opinion jump *g* It's a fantastic film - not the best film ever for me, but a fantastic film.

[matgb]

Yeah, um, that would be the option I meant to put in. I knew there were some missing...

[rho]

I saw it as part of a general studies class in 6th form (aka, "random teachers get to take up our time with whatever random crap they were interested in" class). This meant that not only did I see it in two sittings a week apart, but they were also last thing on a Tuesday, after a tiring day when I just wanted to bugger off and go home, in a classroom full of annoying 18 year olds, and on a crappy TV, that I was viewing from an awkward angle.

I found it an entirely uninspiring and unremarkable film. Not bad, per se, but nothing that would particularly hold my attention. Of course, I'm well aware that the viewing conditions were far from ideal, and I quite possibly ought to try to see it again under better conditions, but the initial exposure prejudiced my views, so I can't seem to bring myself to do so.

[matgb]

Yeah, the Set Text syndrome strikes again. I only ever enjoy the stuff they made you do at school after it's no longer part of a course. For example, Shakespeare is actually funny (I thought the teacher was lying).

If you like films, try to give it another viewing, just because it's worth it just to play spot the influence, so many films rip it off in one way or another watching the source is worth the effort. Bit like Python, not as funny as when they started, but mostly because we've seen it all in a more modern approach.

[bagrec.livejournal.com]

a "one of the best films ever made" option would have sat more happily with me. But it is astonisishing...

[matgb]

Yeah, that wou;d've been a good thing. And I previewed the poll twice this time.

Just goes to show, this is why journalists have editors.

[matryx.livejournal.com]

Oddly, there's no reason that I haven't seen it yet - it's just one of those things that I haven't come into contact yet.

[matgb]

Fair enough; make the effort at some point, definately worth it.

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

I found the ending amusing but I was dissapointed with the film as a whole.


*hides*

[matgb]

*shoots you*

I dunno. Still, at least you actually have seen it.

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

*dies in a pool of blood*

I REGRET NOTHING!!

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

I will dive into the morass of films on the sitting room floor this evening and see if we have it. If so, I will watch it at some point and come back to you. If not, you'll have to wait, because my little brother has given up his film rental subscription. ;-)

[matgb]

It's likely to be less than a fiver to buy in a bargain bin somewhere, that's where I got my DVD copy from (I had a VHS already).

But, still, I have enlightened someone, yay!

[jockbot.livejournal.com]

Ha, ha! It might be the only human word I can say, but at least I say it right!

[matgb]

OK, that completely freaked me out, as I'm dealing with commentbots that are spamming, I get a comment from a bot that isn't spam?

Weird.

[jockbot.livejournal.com]

Ha ha!

Does dance...